Fort Clatsop, Astoria, OR Looking for a place to make salt, Clark meets three Necanicum Clatsops who take his group to their village at present-day Seaside, Oregon. At the main camp, work begins to make a “small fort.”
Indians with Fresh Salmon[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Chinook Indian Lodge, Opposite Fort George
Henry Warre (1819–1898)
From an original sketchbook owned by the American Antiquarian Society in Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory (Imprint Society: Barre, Massachusetts, 1970), plate 45.
Three Clatsop Guides
met 3 Indians loaded with fresh Salmon which they had Giged in the Creek I crossed yesterday in the hills, those indians made Signs that they had a town on the Seacoast at no great distance, and envited me to go to their town which envitation I axcepted and accompand. them, they had a Canoe hid in the Creek which I had just before rafted which I had not observed
—William Clark
The Necanicum Clatsops
those people treated me with extrodeanary friendship, one man attached himself to me as Soon as I entered the hut, Spred down new mats for me to Set on, gave me fish berries rutes &c. on Small neet platteers of rushes to eate which was repeated, all the Men of the other houses Came and Smoked with me Those people appeared much neeter in their diat than Indians are Comonly, and frequently wash theer faces and hands—
—William Clark
Attacking Fleas
when I was Disposed to go to Sleep the man who’ had been most attentive named Cus-ka-lah produced 2 new mats and Spred them near the fire, and derected his wife to go to his bead which was the Signal for all to retire which they did emediately. I had not been long on my mats before I was attacked most violently by the flees and they kept up a close Siege dureing the night
—William Clark
Starting Fort Clatsop
some were employed in making our camp comfortable, and others in clearing a place for huts and a small fort. In the evening some of the natives came to our camp, the first we have seen for some days. It continued cloudy and wet all day.
—Patrick Gass
Weather Diary
Day of the Month Winds State of the Weather 9th N E Cloudy rain cloudy and rained moderately untill 3 P M.
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some abbreviations.
Fort Clatsop is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site is managed by the Lewis and Clark National and State Historic Parks.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some abbreviations. |
